So says Fightnews and Dan Goossen, Thompson's manager. Negotiation are said to be under way Thoughts?
TT is the WBO mandatory. He deserves it IMHO b/c he looked very impressive in his win vs. Krasniqi. TT is Boxrec #5. This will a good clean competitive fight!
As far as non-title holders go, I think Tony Thompson is a top contender and I certainly can't think of a more worthy contender for a shot at Klitschko. As far as how the fight will go, I think the deciding factor will be Klitschko's overwhelming power advantage. Thompson is an awkward fighter and will attempt to spoil klitschko but as soon as Thompson tastes WK's power he will go into survival mode; probably around the fifth frame. At that point the fight will either end in a knockout or a shutout for WK. I'd say a knockout as if I'm not mistaken TT is a southpaw. Because they are similar in height TT will probably make the mistake of trying to lean away from WK's punches and will be caught with WK's right hand in a devastating manner.
I think this fight will be more entertaining then last one and I hope to see ko from Wlad! I hope wlad then fights Chagaev and then he takes on Povetkin!
Hopefully this will be scheduled for may time, Wlad gets another mandatory out of the way and then moves on to either Povetkin or another unification fight.
A waste of time fight, so what if its his WBO mandatory, who cares about teh WBO anyway? Easy ko win but it will bring him no closer to being THE man.
Well this shouldnt be too bad....Thompson has a work rate with his punches, enough of one to keep Wlad active. Wlad KO...8ish.
:rofl No, I think Povetkin or Chagaev would be next assuming he beats Thompson. It would be "ducking" if Wlad threw the IBF in a garbage can to avoid Povetkin.